Psalm 26:6-8

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 26:6 tn Heb “I wash my hands in innocence.” The psalmist uses an image from cultic ritual to picture his moral lifestyle. The imperfect verbal emphasizes that this is his habit.
2. Psalm 26:6 tn Heb “so I can go around your altar” (probably in ritual procession). Following the imperfect of the preceding line, the cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose or result.
3. Psalm 26:7 tn Heb “to cause to be heard the sound of thanksgiving.”
4. Psalm 26:7 tn The two infinitival forms (both with prefixed preposition ל, lamed) give the purpose for his appearance at the altar.
5. Psalm 26:8 tn Heb “the dwelling of your house.”
6. Psalm 26:8 tn Heb “the place of the abode of your splendor.”